Carroll pledges $1.5 billion road blitz amid executive departure

0:00The Premier has pledged more than $1.5 billion to fix Victorian roads this week alone. Ben Carroll announced his latest election sweetener this morning. Before revealing another Daniel Andrews era executive has been shown the door. Premier Ben Carroll believes Labour's road to victory in November's election is paved in Bichiman, another promise today. We'll build ballerine link stage one. Two lanes in each direction of the surf coast highway to Barron Hed's road. $237 million would be spent finished date not yet known. Was today's announcement going to happen if Jacinda Allen had still been Premier? I can't pull. I'm the new Premier. This is clearly a decision of mine. Labour's election sweeteners this week on roads in Melbourne's North Greenvale, Meadow Heights, Roxbury Park and Epping Plus the West, Seabrook, Windomvale and Nowja Long

1:03could help combat one nation's growth and balance the $34 billion bank spent on the suburban rail loop in the east. These are electorates that Ben Carroll to send to Allen and Daniel Andrews have neglected for years. A Labour ad being used in online research for the party reveals possible unannounced policies. They'll upgrade every emergency department, cap tolls at $40 a week and keep public transport half price. The Party Executive wouldn't comment. Tomorrow is a month since IBAC's Operation Richmond report exposed serious and concerning conduct by then Premier Daniel Andrews and MP and the Deputy Secretary for the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Only one remains on the public payroll and today Premier Ben Carroll finally revealed his fate. Is Tony Bates still on staff with the government? No. Can you elaborate on that? So he is no longer the secretary.

2:05Is he still a public servant? I understand. There has been a parting of the ways. And why is that? A deal essentially was done behind a minister's back. And that to me was not on. Pull down sling. Seven new-